by Ucheagwu Onyike 5 (1 reviews)

Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website

Name: Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: Ucheagwu Onyike

Dark mode for the whole WordPress admin, both editors and, if you want, your website. 23 themes, a schedule and a visitor switch.

Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website ranks #33,027 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #221 of 765 in the Accessibility category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Oct 30, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v0.11.0 Current Version v0.11.0

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2026

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#221 of 765 in Accessibility Top 50% by installs Downloads +41.4% this week Actively maintained

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.11.0
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Ucheagwu Onyike

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website

Install and activate Mawu, then open Mawu in the admin menu, pick the theme you like and click "Use". The whole admin changes straight away. You can switch back to WordPress's default scheme from the same page.

Yes. Click the moon or sun button in the top admin bar, on any screen. It switches at once, without reloading the page, and remembers both your dark theme and your light scheme. Hover the button to pick another theme. Ctrl+Alt+D does the same, and you can pick your own key combination on the Mawu settings page or on your profile. You can also turn on a floating button in the corner, in the Admin section of the Mawu settings page.

Yes. The toolbar, sidebars, buttons and the writing canvas all follow your chosen theme.

Yes. Turn on "Classic Editor: dark writing area" in the Admin section of the Mawu settings page. It applies when the Classic Editor plugin is active.

Yes, two ways. On Mawu → More settings → Schedule (or your Profile screen), under "When should dark mode be on?", choose "On a schedule", set your hours and pick a theme. Mawu switches to it during those hours and back to your usual scheme the rest of the day. Or choose "Match my device": the admin follows your computer's or phone's light or dark setting, and changes as soon as it does. Both are per person. A click on the dark mode switch still wins until the next change.

Not unless you turn on dark mode for visitors under Mawu → More settings → Frontend. It is off by default. Admin dark mode never changes your public site.

It is tested with the default WordPress themes and popular themes such as Astra, Kadence, GeneratePress, Blocksy, OceanWP and Neve, and with Elementor and other page builders. If a part of your page looks wrong, add its CSS selector to the exclude list, or tick "Never darken" on that page, and please tell us in the support forum.

Yes, in most cases. Mawu reads their real colors, so it works without a list of supported plugins. If something stays light, please open a support topic with the plugin's name.

Yes. Add ?mawu=dark to any link, for example https://example.com/?mawu=dark. Use ?mawu=light for light, or ?mawu=auto to follow the visitor's device again. The choice is remembered like a click on the switch, and the parameter is removed from the address bar. It only works while dark mode for visitors is on. Page caches are not affected, because the page itself never changes.

Not unless you opt in. Dark mode runs in your browser and your own WordPress install. Mawu uses Freemius for Pro licensing, and its opt-in screen on activation can be skipped. See External services above for what is sent if you opt in.